What the Spell Part 1 Read Online Free PDF Page A

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    I flipped to a random page in the middle and sat down cross-legged on my bed. No one was home, so I knew I wasn’t going to be interrupted. The last thing I needed was for my parents to walk in on me performing my first spell. It was embarrassing enough that I was getting such a late start. No, this was something I wanted complete privacy for.
    Closing my eyes, I began to breathe in deeply. One of the things I’d learned on the witchboards was that you needed to be as still as possible when casting. Many people suggested learning how to meditate, because it helped you tap in to your powers more quickly. After hearing that, I’d begun studying ways to calm my mind and body, and even started practicing on a daily basis. I figured it would be one less thing I had to worry about when I finally got control of my powers.
    Today I began by picturing the ocean, waves crashing against the shore. As each one rolled in, I noticed how it was unique to all the others and followed it until it disappeared into the frothy foam that spread across the beach. The visualization became methodical, and after a few minutes my body had relaxed to the point where I could feel my heartbeat pulsing through it.
    I slowly opened my eyes and looked down at the page infront of me. I read its contents and then thought through what I was about to do. I visualized what I wanted to accomplish and, once I was ready, turned my gaze to the lamp that was illuminated in the corner of the room. The house was completely silent as I took my first step.
    Narrowing my eyes and concentrating, I said the words that were written in my notebook with as much force as I could muster.
    “Electro-reducto!”
    I felt a buzzing sensation move from my toes, up to my torso, through my upper body, and then explode out my fingers. I didn’t see the magic burst out of me, but almost immediately the light began to dim. It happened slowly at first, but as seconds passed it seemed to pick up speed. Before it could go out completely, I pulled back on the magic and then closed my hand and drew it in toward my body as if I were reining in a horse.
    Blinking through the dim light, I leaned back carefully onto my bed, worried that if I moved too quickly, the spell’s effects would be broken. When the light remained low, I decided to give it another try.
    On the same page was another enchantment, which I’d memorized earlier. With the same amount of concentration, but this time while lying back against my cushy pillows, I summoned my magic again.
    “Electro-lumino!” I said, pointing at the lamp. Just like before, the power of my magic flowed through my body and out my fingertips.
    The light began to brighten again, and before I knew it, every corner of my room was glowing unnaturally. Shielding my eyes, I brought the glow back down to normal and then collapsed onto my bed, giddy and satisfied with having cast my first spell.
    My thoughts immediately flew to what I was going to perform next. I didn’t even stop to think about whether I should be casting more or not, I just kept going. Page after page, I tested out the spells, building up from the easy ones to the more difficult. I moved a piece of paper from one end of the room to the other. I turned the radio on and off. I made an apple materialize in front of me—and then changed it into a peach. I made my nails turn a deep shade of red without having to go through the tedious process of painting them.
    Over an hour later, when I felt as if I’d had enough practice, I turned to the last page in my notebook and studied it. At first glance, it looked sort of like I’d created a Frankenstein in Photoshop. One model’s head was on top of another’s body, with the hair of my favorite star topping it all off. I’d taken all the best parts of some of the most beautiful women in the world and created one person. Though my arts-and-crafts